Unique susceptibility of the fetal thymus to feline immunodeficiency virus infection: An animal model for HIV infection in utero

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 273-288

  Johnson, Calvin M ^a   Bortnick, Sandra J ^b   Crawford, P Cynthia ^a   Papadi, George P ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b Scott)   (United States)

Author keywords

Feline; Fetus; HIV; Immunodeficiency virus; Thymus gland

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATION; DEPLETION; DISEASE COURSE; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FETUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INOCULATION; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHOCYTE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMUS ATROPHY; THYMUS DISEASE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIREMIA; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0035000168     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.8755-8920.2001.450503.x     Document Type: Article

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